Should I drop Carnell Tate for Denzel Boston?

Not on these numbers alone. Carnell Tate projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games) and Denzel Boston 95 (10.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Denzel Boston.

Start Carnell Tate or Denzel Boston? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 4:13 PM ET: Denzel Boston: Listed Questionable (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Carnell Tate over Denzel Boston

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Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 11.0; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs WR: 31.4; 15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 46 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 82%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; Through Week 7

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Denzel Boston

WR · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 10.4; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs WR: 30.2; 14th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 60 of 100 at WR
Snap share: 91%; Through Week 7
Target share: 20%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Denzel Boston for Carnell Tate?

Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games) and Carnell Tate 98 (10.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Denzel Boston.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Carnell Tate over Denzel Boston in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Carnell Tate at 11.0 points and Denzel Boston at 10.4, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Carnell Tate this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.4, 11.2 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Denzel Boston this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.3, 10.6 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 81 and Denzel Boston at 143.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Carnell Tate yet. His market-based projections were 10.4, 11.2 and 11.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Denzel Boston yet. His market-based projections were 10.3, 10.6 and 10.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Carnell Tate 0.6 points ahead of Denzel Boston on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Carnell Tate and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 31.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 138 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN.

Denzel Boston and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 30.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 147 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.

Denzel Boston is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Carnell Tate played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 34 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Carnell Tate, Week 7 against CLE: 56 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 69 yards.

Through Week 7, Denzel Boston played 91 percent of CLE snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Denzel Boston, Week 4 against PIT: 61 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 4 catches for 89 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 5 against NYJ: 62 of 68 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.

Denzel Boston, Week 6 against BAL: 58 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Denzel Boston, Week 7 against TEN: 61 of 70 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Denzel Boston for Carnell Tate?
Not on these numbers alone. Denzel Boston projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.5 a game over 9 games) and Carnell Tate 98 (10.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Denzel Boston.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Denzel Boston?
Not on these numbers alone. Carnell Tate projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.9 a game over 9 games) and Denzel Boston 95 (10.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Carnell Tate over Denzel Boston.

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